Ensaladilla Rusa Recipe Spanish Potato Salad

ENSALADA RUSA RECIPE (SPANISH POTATO SALAD)

Steps:

• Clean the potatoes to get rid of dirt and sand.
• Fill a large pot with water and bring it to boil. Put the potatoes unpeeled in the water and cook until they are cooked. Tip: Don't cook them too long as they will end up as mashed potatoes when you mix your salad.
• Once the potatoes are done cool them with cold water until you can handle them with your hands. Remove the peel of the potatoes and cut them into small cubes.
• Take a big bowl and add two cups of home-made mayonnaise and one roasted pepper, sliced into strips.
• Use a fork to flake the tuna and add it to the bowl.
• Drain the water of the carrots and peas can and add them also to the bowl.
• Peel one of the hard-boiled eggs and add to the bowl as well.
• Now, mix all ingredients. If necessary, add more mayonnaise.
• To decorate your salad, add black olives, the second hard-boiled egg (cut in small pieces), and red pepper on top.
• Enjoy your home-made Ensalada Rusa!

ENSALADILLA RUSA - SPANISH POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Scrub the potatoes to clean off any lose dirt and sand.
• Pour water into a large pot, cover and bring to a boil on high heat.
• Place potatoes in the pot and boil them with skins on until they are cooked, but not too soft.
• Test the doneness by pricking with a fork to make sure they are cooked, but still firm. Don't overcook the potatoes or when mixing the salad, you'll end up with mashed potatoes!
• Hard boil the eggs.
• Drain the water from the potato pot and add cold water to the pot, covering the potatoes.
• Change every few minutes until the potatoes are cool enough to handle with your bare hands.
• Refrigerate for a few minutes to cool further.
• Put approximately 1 1/2 cups of mayonnaise into a bowl.
• Slice 1 of the roasted pepper into strips about 1/3 inch wide, then cut into smaller pieces and add to bowl.
• Drain tuna thoroughly, then crumble with a fork and add to bowl.
• Drain carrots and peas and add to bowl.
• Peel 1 egg, chop and add to bowl.
• Mix all ingredients together.
• Add the mayonnaise mixture to the potatoes and mix thoroughly.
• If necessary, add more mayonnaise.
• Smooth top of potato salad, preparing for decoration.
• Slice remaining red pepper into thin strips and arrange on top of salad.
• Drain the white asparagus and slice hard-boiled eggs carefully. Use both to decorate the salad.